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Landmark scientific report on global warming of 1.5°C boosts global climate action efforts
A landmark scientific report released today assesses the prospects for limiting global warming to 1.5°C and shows the critical need for urgent action.7 October 2018
Youth from around the world gather to protect Arctic biodiversity
Future Arctic leaders are gathering today at the Arctic Youth Summit in Rovaniemi, northern Finland.5 October 2018
Canada's Arctic marine atlas surveys a spectacular region at risk
Oceans North, Ducks Unlimited Canada and World Wildlife Fund-Canada are thrilled to release Canada’s Arctic Marine Atlas, a 122-page publication that relies on the latest data to describe ...18 September 2018
Welcome to Peter Winsor, new WWF Arctic Programme director
The WWF Arctic Programme is pleased to announce that Peter Winsor, PhD will be the programme's new director beginning October 1, 2018.28 August 2018
WWF will help meteorologists stay safe from polar bears
With the support of WWF Russia, the weather station on Vaigach Island will be prepared for polar bear visits - staff will be trained, and the building and territory will be equipped with sec...16 August 2018
Harmful dumping in Canadian Arctic to double by 2035, new WWF study finds
The amount of untreated grey water dumped in Canadian Arctic waters is projected to double by 2035 if left unregulated, this new report commissioned by World Wildlife Fund Canada shows.15 August 2018
New research into narwhals, polar bears and caribou
WWF biologists are now at Narwhal Camp in Canada’s Far North alongside Fisheries and Oceans Canada researchers and other partners, as field work for this and other research projects suppor...10 August 2018
Russian polar bear patrol finds 14 dens
WWF-Russia's annual polar bear monitoring expedition uncovered 14 dens and the tracks of 23 cubs.4 July 2018
WWF statement on new shipping guidelines to protect the Bering Strait region
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted new voluntary measures this week aimed at protecting the Bering Strait and Sea from potentially devastating oil spills due to shipping a...25 May 2018
Global Shipping Sector Steps Up, Sets Climate Targets And Bans Use Of Heavy Fuel Oil In Arctic
The IMO agreed to ban heavy fuel oil in the Arctic, a region on the frontline of the impacts of climate change13 April 2018
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